Scott Wells CI retreat Cooran Sunshine Coast Jan27
Location
Hosted by
Iris Kugelman
About
'ZERO TO FLYING is cellular touch and contact skills based on somatic practices, developmental patterns (starting from brith) and animal imagery. Flying includes catching, landing, grounded lifting and fluid acrobatics. We’ll do some of my favorite contact exercises and current curiosities. Created or learned over the decades investigation and indulgence. '
BIO:
Scott Wells has been practicing contact improv since 1981, has an MFA in Choreography, and directs an award winning dance company in San Francisco. He has created works for skateboarders, for boxers and choreographed West Side Story for Sonoma University. Scott has been teaching and performing in Europe for the last 30 years in festivals in Moscow, Barcelona, Budapest, Berlin, Vienna, Zagreb, Bucharest and Ankara to name a few. He is long-term practitioner of Alexander Technique , BMC and counseling practices. His current passions are Eyebody practice, moving from the organs and contact improvisation.
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Workshop full description:
Zero to Flying
'Contact improv skills and principles/ flying maneuvers / fluid acrobatics
We start with body awareness and connection with gravity to find satisfying contact dances. We will work with physics and somatics to practice lifts and flying.
I call it Zero to Flying to let you know there will be some flying action fun. I call it Zero to give me the leeway to adapt to the needs and wishes of the group. Zero also refers to researching deep contact , somatic and cellular touch.
Aerial aspects of contact improvisation: flying, catching, landing, lifting and fluid acrobatics. For the acrobatics. Everyone will work at their own level and will learn best by building group safety and trust. We will practice integrating the flying and acrobatics into the contact flow.
(I aim to connect the work to somatic knowledge. For example, Jumping ≠ Flying because jumping is a muscular action, whereas flying is in the bones and is affected greatly by emotions and attitude.)'
Times:
Arrival the day before or earlier possible on request
First session on Sunday 3td Jan 3-6pm
last session Wedneday 10 to 1.30pm
On the other days we have two 3h sessions with a long lunch break at the campsite.
We can decide within the group to have one evening jam or lab space i
Fees
$430 early bird register before 1st of December
$520 register after 1st of December
please get in contact if money is an issue, there will be a limited number of vounteer positions on a discounted rate.
Extra fee for camping $30 per night
Food
1 warm meal per day prepared by Ohn and breakfast ceral, milk and some fruit is included
There will be some space to store private food in fridges, (bring and esky if you have) for your own dinner or for shared cooking in the evenings. There is also a well stocked small shop next to the hall.
Camping
Camping will be available a short drive away, settled in the beautiful Sunshinecoast Hinterland. We will be caarpooling to and from the hall.
We will have an outdoor kitchen, fireplace and swimming dam.
More details after registration or on request.